Obituaries
Betsy W. Benzel
February 26, 2023
Betsy W. Benzel, age 86, of Greenville, DE, and formerly of Kiawah Island, SC, died peacefully at home on February 26, 2023. Betsy was born in New Brunswick, NJ to James and Irene (Boehm) Waddell, and moved to Wilmington, DE in the early 1950’s. She attended Wilmington Friends School, then graduated from Emma Willard in […]
Dorothy Verone Campbell
February 25, 2023
Dorothy Verone Campbell, age 92, of Wilmington, DE, passed away on February 25, 2023. Born in Brooklyn, NY in 1930, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Carmela (nee Fumo) Verone. She was a graduate of Bay Ridge High School and then attended New York University. She is survived by her husband Dr. […]
Frederick E. Schmitt, III
February 25, 2023
Frederick Emil Schmitt, III, age 85, died peacefully after a brave battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma and COVID on Saturday, February 25, 2023. He was born in Manhattan, NY in 1937 to the late Frederick E. Schmitt, Jr. and Ethel Bache Schmitt. After graduating from The Hill School in Pottstown, PA, Fred received a Bachelor […]
Susan B. Larsen
February 22, 2023
Susan B. Larsen, age 85, of Wilmington, DE (formerly of Bethesda, MD) passed away at home on February 22, 2023. She was born in Brooklyn, NY to Frederick and Eleanor (Christophersen) Bernhard. She was predeceased by her father, her mother, her husband Bill, her older sister Eleanor, her son Eric, and grandson Matthew. She is […]
Andrew H. Beideman, Sr.
February 21, 2023
It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of Andrew H. Beideman Sr., age 87, of Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. He passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, which was his hope upon learning of his terminal illness. Born in 1935, and a graduate of Alexis I. […]
Jill Harding McDonald
February 21, 2023
Jill passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on February 21, 2023 at age 79. Jill is predeceased in death by her mother Bunny Askew, father Jack Harding, and sister Jackie Van Grofski. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Jill moved to the Wilmington area as a child and graduated from Kennett High School, Class of 1961. […]
Frank “Rogers” Jones Jr.
February 20, 2023
Frank “Rogers” Jones Jr., age 88, of Lewes, DE, formerly of Norton, VA died on February 20th at his home with his family by his side. Rogers graduated from the University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Art degree in 1957. He was a member and president of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He served in […]
Thomas A. Diakos
February 15, 2023
Thomas A. Diakos, age 83, of Bear, Delaware passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark. Thomas was born in Samos, Greece, son of the late Andronikos Diakogeorgiou and Kyranio Demertzis Diakos. He is survived by his wife, Katina Diakos, his sons; Andronikos Diakos and Demetrios Diakos, his brother, Peter […]
Clara V. Feucht
February 15, 2023
Clara V. Feucht, formerly of Middletown, Delaware, passed away at Country House in Wilmington, Delaware on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. At the time of her death, Clara was the longest living resident of Country House. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl W. Feucht, Jr. Clara was born in Galena, Maryland to Melvin […]
Hamilton Sylvester Martell
February 14, 2023
Hamilton S. Martell, “Bigheart”, age 85, of Wilmington, DE., passed away on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2023 at his home. Hamilton had many nicknames, “Bigheart”, “Motts”, “Butch”, “Ham”, & “Marty” just to name a few. He was born in Philadelphia, PA. to Hamilton S. Martell, Sr. and Marie Downes Martell. He attended Waldorn Academy, in […]